Hood-fastener for automobiles.



N. W. CUMMINS.

HOOD FASTENER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED. MAY 27,1914.

Patented May 25, 1915.

i following to be a full,.cl ear, and exact de 'scription of theinventiomsuchas will enare secured to the hood making" further movementgrip the handles, after release of the fascar es,

NORMAN w..,CU1vLM 1Ns, or BR DGEPon'r, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THEBURNS & BASSIC'K COMPANY, oEfB-mneEPonr, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION orCon:

NECTICUT.

TOIIZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, NORMAN W. CUMMIS s,

.a itizen of the United States, residing at the city of Bridgeport,county of Fairfield, State of'Connecticut,-have invented certain new anduseful Improvements 'in- Hood-Fastener's for Automobiles; and Idodeclare the able others skilled in the-art to which it appertains tomake anduse the same. I

. This invention-relates-to certain new and useful improvements, in hoodfasteners for automobiles, and the, primary object thereof is to;provide a fastener which cooperates with the usual hand grips, orhandles that and are employed to enable manual lifting of the .hood,thus dispensing w-iththe'necessity of employing an extraset of handleson the hood.

Further the invention aims-to provide a fastener-in which upon release"thereof, the hands of the operator. J and'consequentl y immediatelyaccessible to, -the.handles to thereby' raise the hood, thus eliminatingthe necess ty of the operator tener. r

- Stillfurther the invention-aims to provide a fastener which eliminatesrattling espefastener cially in cases where t'he handles are locatedhigh; up on the hood.

The invention further aims to provide a which is of simple andeconomical construction and which has the advantages and other objectsing'description.

Q In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the inventionappliedto a hood,

the latter shown in fragment; Fig. 2 is a sec tion'on theline 2--2 ofFig. 1, Fig. 3 isa N detail view showing one of the handles, in

top plan; Fig. 4 is afragrnentary detail view, partlyin section of amodified form of head of the fastener;

Fig. 5 isa detail, partly in section of a still further modified form ofthe invention.

provided with a transverse slot 3 whichter-v minates in a seat 4, whichlatter is depressed will be 'alined with of his hands to thereon,

release the-fastener,

hereinafter pointed out and manifested in the course of the followthehandle 2, it being understood thatthere HOOD-FASTENER FOB, AU'roMoBILEs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ltlay 25, 1915. ap s-cationmed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,204.

The fastener consists of a shank 5, having a foot 6 which latter ismovably confined within an outwardly or upwardly extending socket 7formed in a base plate 8, which latter is secured to the automobilebody. A slot 9 is formed in the socket 7 to allowthe shank to movethrough. the slot toward and awayafrom the hood 1. The upper end of theshank is inclosed by a tubular member 10, the lower or bottom end ofwhich meme. ber is rounded at 11 so as to engage conformably in the seat1, the roundedbottom being perforated topermit the passage of the shankor stem 5 therethrough. A washer 12 is placed overthe shank 5, and isheld thereonagainst upward or outward-movement by, across pin13,which-is passed through an opening provided therefor in' the shank, theunder face of the, washer being engaged by a coil spring 14:, the lowerend of which latter'seats on the rounded bottom 11, of the member 10.'The upper end of the -mer'nber 10, is at.15, and receives a top plate 16the edgesof which 'top plate are spun around the flange 15 to thusprovide 'a closure and a peripheral outwardly ere' tending hand grip forthe-upper end of the '85 member 10, Q t From the above. it will be seenthat'to to grip the head thereof and raise same against the tension ofthe 'spring-lgwh'ere upon the rounded bottom 11, ismoved out of the seat4, and the v then swungoutwardly and moved out of the member 10, may beslot 3, so as to be entirely disenga'ged from.

are two fasteners and two handles for'each hood, the fasteners beinglocated at the re-v 'spective ends of the hood.

After the mov able "locking. means, above described, has been disengagedfrom the handle 2,. it will be noted that the handsof the" operator arey then beneath the handles 2, and-in' a position to grip samewithoufiany further appreciable movement of the han'd'sywhichyis amatter of extreme convenience and, enables the fasteners to be unlockedand the hood raised easily and quickly. f

.In Fig. 4 of the drawings,{a modified form of hand grip for-the member10, is. pro I vided in which the upperendjofthe mem 119 it is merelynecessary I Y her is threaded and engaged with a eap 17 I which lattercloses the upper end of the engaging ring 1 18 I member. and, has a handformed thereon.

In Fig. 5 is shown a slightly modified form of the invention, in whichthe shank 5 is threaded and provided with a nut- 19 which acts to enabletensioning of the spring 14;

The handles thus perform adual function p in that they provide keepersfor: the fas tenets, and also-act as the usual whereby the hoodmay beraised.

' What is claimed is: s

1. In a hood fastener, a handgrip for secu'rement to the hood having aslot which terminates in a depressed seat to form a hand grips keeper, ashank for connection-to the auto I mobile movable into said s1ot,-and aspring held-member slidable on the shank and hav- 20 ing apartto engagein said seat. 7

2. In a hood fastener, a hand'grip for the hood having an upwardlyfacing keeper, and

a fastener element movably connected at a pointbelow said gripandmovable to engage 25 M. B. MORRILL, AGNES I. HUGHES.

